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Canyoneering
Canyoneering
The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.
- RestfulPhysical
- IndoorsOutdoors
- SolitarySocial
- PracticalCreative
- InstinctiveTechnical
- Hands-offHands-on
- RelaxedCompetitive
- CautiousDaring
- Quick winsPatient
- PrivatePerformer
- MinimalistCollector
- Just do itStudious
- Low-kitGear-heavy
- AnalogDigital
- ObjectsLiving things
Working down narrow canyons by scrambling, abseiling, swimming and jumping. Also called canyoning.
One free dayTime to first win
A whole dayA session
Mostly outdoorsWhere
Step 1: Go with a guide or a club before anything else.
Is it you?
What you need
6 thingsThe honest floor, taking the cheapest option in each$584
How we make money: if you buy through one of these we take a small cut, and the price is the same either way. The cheapest option that works is always listed first.
The path
15 questsASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$287
BThen the quests
12 more, revealed as you goMore on Canyoneering
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Guides
Browse all guidesWhat to buy2
Best Dry Bag (2026): Three Rolls Minimum, and Abrasion Beats WaterproofingA dry bag does not fail because water gets through the fabric. It fails because the top was rolled twice instead of three times, or because the bag was dragged down a sandstone slot until the coating wore off. Both are avoidable and neither is about how waterproof the material was when you bought it.Best Locking Carabiners (2026): The Rating On the Spine Assumes One DirectionThe kilonewton figure stamped on a carabiner is measured one way: along the spine, with the gate shut. Load it across its minor axis, or with the gate held open by a sling or a rock, and the real strength falls to a fraction of that number. Almost every carabiner failure is a loading problem rather than a quality problem.
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